Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS2423RP+ and RS2818RP+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS2423RP+ | RS2818RP+ | |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen V1780B | Intel Atom C3538 |
| Cores / threads | 4/8 | 4-core |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| RAM (max) | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 16 |
| Expandable to | 24 | 28 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 2x 1GbE + 1x 10GbE | 4x 1GbE |
| 10GbE | yes | optional |
| Max raw capacity | 200 TB | 336 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U |
| Released | 2023 | 2018 |